Bill Ladson

New York

Reporter at MLB

Thank God, I'm alive. I recently received a kidney transplant. I'm O negative. I also write baseball stories. I'm Otis Redding's No. 1 fan.

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Pallante adjusts after tough inning, finishes with flurry vs. Mets

6 days ago | mlb.com | Bill Ladson

NEW YORK -- It looked like Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante was in for a short night on Thursday against the Mets at Citi Field. After two innings, he had allowed four runs and thrown 39 pitches. However, Pallante made adjustments and went deep into the game. But the Cardinals’ offense was stifled in a 4-1 loss to New York. Pallante’s worst inning turned out to be the second, when the Mets scored their four runs. Mark Vientos, a .145 hitter entering the day, was able to get his groove back.
Crazy 9th-inning catch extends Royals' offensive funk

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Bill Ladson
Crazy 9th-inning catch extends Royals' offensive funk

1 week ago | mlb.com | Bill Ladson

NEW YORK -- Just as they did in their first two games against the Yankees, the Royals struggled to score runs and ended up losing Wednesday’s matchup, 4-3, at Yankee Stadium. Besides getting swept in the three-game series, the Royals are tied for 27th in the Major Leagues in runs scored (58) and have scored four runs or fewer in 17 of 19 games, which is last in the Majors. Kansas City is 6-11 when scoring four runs or fewer. Making matters worse is the Royals' inability to notch clutch hits.
Wacha's strong start vs. Yanks falters in 6th

1 week ago | mlb.com | Bill Ladson

NEW YORK -- One thing can be said about the Royals’ starting rotation: It has been effective this season, and for 5 2/3 innings, right-hander Michael Wacha kept the Yankees at bay, but he couldn’t get out of the sixth, and it proved costly in a 4-2 loss at Yankee Stadium. Wacha (0-3, 4.35 ERA) was on his way to having his best start of the season. After five scoreless innings, he had allowed only three singles while protecting a two-run lead.
After offseason of 'what ifs,' Royals still looking to solve Yankees

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Bill Ladson
After offseason of 'what ifs,' Royals still looking to solve Yankees

1 week ago | mlb.com | Bill Ladson

NEW YORK -- Before Monday’s game against the Yankees, Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. acknowledged he had a bitter taste in his mouth after his team lost to the Bronx Bombers in the American League Division Series last October. The Royals went to Kansas City with the series tied at one game apiece, but the Yankees ended up winning two games on enemy territory before advancing to the AL Championship Series against the Guardians. “There were a lot of what ifs.
Devin Williams Getting Comfortable In Pinstripes

1 week ago | mlbbro.com | Bill Ladson

NEW YORK – Prior to Saturday action against the Giants, Yankees closer Devin Williams had a tough time getting outs, allowing four runs in three innings. He saved only one game during that period and that came during the home opener which came against his former team, the Brewers, on March 27. But Yankees manager Aaron Boone insisted that it was too early to be concerned about their ninth-inning man.
Marcus Stroman On 15-Day IL With Left Knee Inflammation Following Rough Outing

1 week ago | mlbbro.com | Bill Ladson

NEW YORK – The Yankees have placed right-hander Marcus Stroman on the 15-day Injured List on Saturday afternoon with left knee inflammation. The news comes one day after he pitched his worst game of the season, allowing four runs in ⅔ of an inning in a 9-1 loss to the Giants at Yankees Stadium. After the game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced that Stroman had some x-rays done on his knee at the stadium and then went to the hospital to have more tests done.
Xavier Edwards Shares Favorite MLB Moment Of His Career: Second Cycle In Miami Marlins History

1 week ago | mlbbro.com | Bill Ladson

NEW YORK – Miami Marlins shortstop Xavier Edwards hasn’t been in “The Show” for a full season and he already has a favorite moment. It was July 28 of last year against the Brewers: Edwards recorded the second cycle in club history. The gamer was special because he was able to hit his first career home run against right-hander Tobias Myers in the first inning. “It was the first home run of my [Major League] life,” Edwards said. “I’m not a huge power guy.
Sights set on next championship, Cashman chats Yanks, 2,500th win as GM

2 weeks ago | bvmsports.com | Bill Ladson